Upload Button Icon Add office photos
Engaged Employer

i

This company page is being actively managed by Cognizant Team. If you also belong to the team, you can get access from here

Cognizant Verified Tick

Compare button icon Compare button icon Compare

Filter interviews by

Cognizant Sdet Automation Test Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 8 Aug 2025

Cognizant Sdet Automation Test Engineer Interview Experiences

4 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jul 2024.ย There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - HRย 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are the methods of select
  • Ans. 

    Methods of selecting elements in automation testing include using locators, XPath, CSS selectors, and various other strategies.

    • Using locators such as ID, class name, name, tag name, link text, and partial link text

    • Using XPath to navigate through elements in the HTML structure

    • Using CSS selectors to target elements based on their styles

    • Using various strategies like text matching, attribute values, and sibling/child relat...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Background keyword of cucumber
Round 2 - Technicalย 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is overriding
  • Q2. Basic java programs
Round 3 - HRย 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your strengths
  • Q2. Explain agile process and environment

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technicalย 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Java question and selenium questions
  • Q2. Selenium program

Sdet Automation Test Engineer Interview Questions Asked at Other Companies

Q1. Wait in selenium and how to find all links present in a page xpat ... read more
Q2. What is page object model and test ng annotations
Q3. How do you handle alerts in Selenium, and what methods do you use ... read more
Q4. How to take screenshot and project framework
asked in Oracle
Q5. Maximum substring Sum , Merge two arrays without extra space .
Round 1 - Technicalย 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About xpaths and about webdriver io
Round 2 - HRย 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salaey expectation and share your experience in technical

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare all coding as qell as twchnical questions will be able to crack wasily

Interview questions from similar companies

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Dec 2022.ย There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlistย 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - Technicalย 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Selenium and testng questions.
  • Q2. Java program to reverse a sentence
  • Ans. 

    Java program to reverse a sentence

    • Split the sentence into words using the split() method

    • Create a new array to store the reversed words

    • Iterate through the words in reverse order and add them to the new array

    • Join the reversed words using the join() method to form the reversed sentence

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technicalย 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Oops and collection questions.
  • Q2. Program to find repeated character in a word.

Skills evaluated in this interview

What people are saying about Cognizant

View All
armycarat
Verified Icon
3d
works at
Cognizant
Cognizant Notice Period: Need hacks to cut it short!
Hey everyone! ๐Ÿ‘‹ I joined Cognizant in July 2021 and I'm a billable resource. My notice period is showing as 90 days, BUT my offer letter doesn't mention any notice period at all ๐Ÿคจ Iโ€™m planning to resign soon and want to reduce the notice period to 60 days. Iโ€™m open to buyout or leave encashment. For those who've been through this: * Who should I approach first โ€” manager or HR? * What worked for you? * Any tricks to speed up the release? Really need some guidance from anyone whoโ€™s navigated this ๐Ÿ™
Got a question about Cognizant?
Ask anonymously on communities.

Sdet Automation Test Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Infosys user image Rushikesh vasant Nagargoje

posted on 29 Apr 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Apr 2023.ย There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technicalย 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical based selenium, testng and some core Java oops concepts.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please be prepare and best luck ...
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I appeared for an interview in Jan 2025.

Round 1 - Coding Testย 

1. Explain about framework architecture and from that all questions derived. asked to write diagram and explain the structure.
2. Difference between class variable and instance variable.
3. what is ITestListener why used and when used in framework.
4. architecture of selenium 4 (geckodriver, chromium driver)
5. what is BDD and cucumber, how both are related to.
6. which kind of framework you go, either POM or Page factory for with testNg/junit?
7. asked to write query on sql joins and how you fetch the second lowest of salary from each department.
8. DDL, DML statements.
9. pathquery and query parameters differences(API)
10. How the responses you are validating in automation framework for Json response file.
11. status code of Https
12. serialization and deserialization difference
13. String Builder, String Buffer and String difference? which is better and which is safe to use.
14. Dropdown in selenium how you handle, how to check which is already selected?
15. multiple data provider in testng and how you pass parameter and how you retrive from excel sheet? Asked to write code!
16.what is flaky testing?
17.Asked to write first code of JDBC connecting establishment with framework.
18. Code execution: input ="aabbabcbb"; output = a:3 , b:5, c:1 like this if they give name also it should count. Tip : HashMap you can write the code.
19. Code execution: a[]={1,2,3,4,0,0,0} b={5,6,7} output need to print as remove all 0's from first array and replace 1,2,3,4 with 5,6,7 some crazy questions.
20. Git cmds and CI/CD tool.

Round 2 - Coding Testย 

1. asked about architecture and where you used oops concepts?
2. abstract class and interfaces
3. select drop down all options
4. find scrape links from webpage write the code
5. asked for writing xpath for any element random website.
6. asked about following-sibling, descendent and preceding-sibling, normalise-space locators.
7. jdbc connection code.
8. API JSON file - how you done validation in automation testing.

Round 3 - Technicalย 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why team lead position you have not taken till now and is their any managerial skills you are lacking on What kind of projects you worked on water fall model agile team You are only individual contributor?...
  • Ans. 

    I have not pursued a team lead position because I have been focused on honing my technical skills. I have experience working on projects in both waterfall and agile methodologies.

    • I have chosen to focus on improving my technical skills as an individual contributor rather than taking on a managerial role.

    • I have worked on projects using both waterfall and agile methodologies, adapting to the needs of the team and project.

    • ...

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HRย 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About experience and studies Compensation discussed. Need all the exp letters and years

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It was one day process and shortlisted drive. But it was huge number people for one profile.

Cognizant HR Interview Questions

684 questions and answers

Q. Are you willing to work flexible hours?
Q. Tell me about a time you faced a challenge at work and how you handled it.
Q. What are you looking for in a new position?
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-oneย 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Manual Testing Concepts
  • Q2. What are Oops Concepts
Are these interview questions helpful?
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Newspaper Ad and was interviewed in May 2024.ย There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-oneย 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Cenjck,cjqbv,qdjvqd
  • Q2. Cb,jnv.qdv,fnjefejjeejejjjjejejjejejej
  • Q3. Nsjsssjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsj
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in Mar 2024.ย There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Testย 

Reverse string and and and

Round 2 - One-on-oneย 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. About yourself and and
  • Q2. About project and and
  • Q3. About frame work and and and

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Sdet Automation Test Engineer interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Technical and HR.
How to prepare for Cognizant Sdet Automation Test Engineer interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Cognizant. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Cognizant expect are SDET, Automation Testing, Selenium, Java and API Testing.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Sdet Automation Test Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cognizant Sdet Automation Test Engineer interview -

  1. What are the methods of sel...read more
  2. Explain agile process and environm...read more
  3. What is overrid...read more

Tell us how to improve this page.

Overall Interview Experience Rating

4.5/5

based on 4 interview experiences

Difficulty level

Easy 50%
Hard 50%

Duration

Less than 2 weeks 100%
View more

Interview Questions from Similar Companies

TCS Sdet Automation Test Engineer Interview Questions
3.5
ย โ€ขย 11.2k Interviews
Wipro Sdet Automation Test Engineer Interview Questions
3.7
ย โ€ขย 6.2k Interviews
HCLTech Sdet Automation Test Engineer Interview Questions
3.5
ย โ€ขย 4.2k Interviews
Genpact Sdet Automation Test Engineer Interview Questions
3.7
ย โ€ขย 3.5k Interviews
IBM Sdet Automation Test Engineer Interview Questions
3.9
ย โ€ขย 2.5k Interviews
View all
Cognizant Sdet Automation Test Engineer Salary
based on 115 salaries
โ‚น3.4 L/yr - โ‚น9.7 L/yr
57% less than the average Sdet Automation Test Engineer Salary in India
View more details

Cognizant Sdet Automation Test Engineer Reviews and Ratings

based on 12 reviews

4.1/5

Rating in categories

3.6

Skill development

4.1

Work-life balance

3.6

Salary

3.7

Job security

3.8

Company culture

3.2

Promotions

3.9

Work satisfaction

Explore 12 Reviews and Ratings
Associate
71.2k salaries
unlock blur

โ‚น5.3 L/yr - โ‚น12.6 L/yr

Programmer Analyst
56.1k salaries
unlock blur

โ‚น3.5 L/yr - โ‚น8 L/yr

Senior Associate
55.8k salaries
unlock blur

โ‚น9.8 L/yr - โ‚น23.8 L/yr

Senior Processing Executive
30.1k salaries
unlock blur

โ‚น2.5 L/yr - โ‚น6.5 L/yr

Technical Lead
18.6k salaries
unlock blur

โ‚น6 L/yr - โ‚น21.3 L/yr

Explore more salaries
Compare Cognizant with

TCS

3.5
Compare

Infosys

3.6
Compare

Wipro

3.7
Compare

Accenture

3.7
Compare
write
Share an Interview